My Name is Betty and I am an Addict

I can’t go for more than an hour without ChapStick.  My ChapStick of choice is the ChapStick brand original moisturizer in the royal blue tube.  It’s thick, it feels great, and I literally need it. I have one next to my bed, on the end table by my spot on the couch, in my purse, in my desk, and other places I can’t think of at the moment.  The problem is that you can’t recycle the plastic tube through most municipal recycling programs. Since I’ve learned that these either end up in a landfill, in the ocean or inside of a bird, I realized I need to change my ways.  I have spent a lot of time looking for something that will work for me and I haven’t found something that fits all of my needs. In the meantime, I have made the switch to Burt’s Bees because they partner with TerraCycle and I can send them my used tubes to be recycled at no cost to me.  I have to be honest and say that I don’t like Burt’s Bees as much as my precious ChapStick but not all changes are going to be easy.  If you are wondering what I mean when I say “inside of a bird,” Google plastic pollution and you will see what I am talking about.  

My dearest ChapStick,

I miss you and I hope you can work on yourself and we can be together again someday.  I'll remember you fondly, like how smooth you always were and how moist you always made me. I'd tell you it's me and not you but we both know that's not true.

All My Love,

Betty
XOXOXOXO